The President of Igueben Area Customary Court, Mrs Precious Aigbonoga, was on Monday abducted by gunmen, around Ugoneki axis, on her way to Court in Igueben Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo. The Chairman of the Lion Bar, Chief Nosa Edo-Osagie, in a statement by Mr Festus Usiobaifo, the...
Crime News
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State of Health Taskforce has clamped down several fake surgeons and medical centres in the state. During its latest round of enforcement, the task force apprehended an 84 years old fake surgeon by name Simon Okuta Agba. Mr. Okuta was apprehended...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – A man identified as Gaddafi Sagir, 20, has been arrested by the police in Kano State for allegedly stabbing his stepmother with screwdriver and strangled his 8-year-old sister to death. The police spokesman in the state, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, confirmed the arrest in a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has seized a consignment of illicit drugs about to be brought into the country by suspected criminals. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, said in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, that the suspects used disingenuous modes...
By NANA AISHA, Bauchi – Members of vigilante group have arrested two suspected kidnappers and rescued about five abducted victims in some communities around Pali District in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The Caretaker Committee Chairman of Alkaleri Local Government Area, Bala Ibrahim, who disclosed this to...
The Edo Commissioner of Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare on Sunday confirmed that 31 intending passengers were kidnapped at Igueben train station in Edo on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the passengers were said to be waiting for a 4 p.m. train from Igueben to...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Federal Governments has condemned the abduction of train passengers at Tom Ikimi Train Station, Igueben in Edo, describing the act as despicable and utterly barbaric. The Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Transportation, Mr Henshaw Ogubike, said this in a statement...
Police in Zamfara has killed two gunrunners on the Anka-Gummi Highway on Sunday while attempting to convey arms to terrorists camps. Police spokesman in the state, SP Muhammad Shehu, stated on Sunday that the gunrunners were conveying the sophisticated arms and ammunition from Taraba. He added that a Toyota...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 3,975kg of skunk and 58,200 tramadol pills in four states and arrested 11 suspects in connection with the seizure. NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated on Sunday in Abuja that the arrest of 11 suspects...
By MARK JANG, Jos – The Plateau State Police Command has foiled an attempt by gunmen to kidnap Mr Yakubu Sanda, the Speaker, Plateau House of Assembly. DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Jos. According...
The Edo State Police Command has said scores of people have been kidnapped after some herdsmen attacked passengers waiting to board a train from the Igueben station in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State to Warri, in Delta State. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Chidi Nwabuzor, while...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kastina – The Katsina State Police Command has commenced investigation into the attack on policemen by miscreants that led to the death of one person in Katsina. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Shehu Umar-Nadada, stated this in a statement through the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The anti-kidnapping team of the Kwara Police Command has arrested Issa Naigheti for kidnapping his father, Bature Naigboho, and collecting a ransom of N2.5 million. The command’s spokesperson, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday in Ilorin. Okasanmi said Police...
The Police in Ondo State have arrested a suspect over his alleged kidnap of a six year-old girl in her mother’s car at a groceries shop in Akure. SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ondo State Command, said this in a statement made available to newsmen...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Police in Bauchi State have arrested a 40-year old man, of Dangarga village in Burra District of Ningi Local Government Area of the State, for allegedly shooting his wife dead with a dane gun. Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Police operatives from Zamfara State Command have rescued no fewer than 15 persons abducted by bandits along Gusau-Funtua road. The police spokesman, Muhammad Shehu, who disclosed this on Thursday, said the victims were abducted on Tuesday and taken away into the bush. Mr. Shehu...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a couple and six others for allegedly killing and dismembering a 26-year-old mother of two, Oyindamola Adeyemi for money rituals. The police spokesman in the state , SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said this in a statement issued in...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Kano State Police Command has arrested 61 suspected political thugs, which is part of its efforts to rid the state of all forms of crimes and criminality, especially during political campaigns. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Mamman Dauda, made the...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – A police inspector, Yusuf Jafaru, has been killed by unknown gunmen in a gun duel in Nunku town in Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The incident occurred on Wednesday night around 10 pm, when the gunmen in their numbers opened fire on...
Governor Dapo Abiodun has given a marching order to Ogun State Police Command to go after the killers of a couple, Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye. Governor Abiodun gave the order in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Kunle Somorin. The News Agency...